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Promoting Youth Social-Emotional Development through Animal-Assisted Interventions: A Qualitative Analysis of Special Education Students' Perspectives
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Erin Flynn; Marisa Motiff; Ashley Taeckens; Megan K. Mueller; Shauna McWilliams; Sarah J. Shenefield; Kevin N. Morris – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
Animal-assisted interventions (AAI) are increasingly used in clinical and school settings to promote psychological and social-emotional well-being among youth. However, the precise role of youth-animal relationships in shaping developmental trajectories is understudied. Research is needed to expand human-centric models of child development,…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Animals, Intervention
Assessing Psychological Well-Being in Early Adulthood: Empirical Evidence for the Structure of Daily Well-Being via Network Analysis
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Heshmati, Saeideh; Oravecz, Zita; Brick, Timothy R.; Roeser, Robert W. – Applied Developmental Science, 2022
The transitional years of early adulthood, with key tasks of identity and intimacy development, engender both opportunities and risks for well-being. We propose that the conceptualization and measurement of early adults' well-being can be improved through (a) an integration of ideas from developmental and psychological science on well-being, (b)…
Descriptors: Well Being, Mental Health, Individual Development, Young Adults
The Interest-Driven Pursuits of 15 Year Olds: "Sparks" and Their Association with Caring Relationships and Developmental Outcomes
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Ben-Eliyahu, Adar; Rhodes, Jean E.; Scales, Peter – Applied Developmental Science, 2014
In this study, we examined the characteristics of adolescents' deep interests or "sparks," the role of relationships in supporting the development of sparks, and whether having a spark was associated with positive developmental outcomes. Participants included 1,860 15 years olds from across the United States who participated in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Interests, Interpersonal Relationship, Adolescent Development
The Association of Well-Being with Health Risk Behaviors in College-Attending Young Adults
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Schwartz, Seth J.; Waterman, Alan S.; Vazsonyi, Alexander T.; Zamboanga, Byron L.; Whitbourne, Susan Krauss; Weisskirch, Robert S.; Vernon, Michael; Caraway, S. Jean; Kim, Su Yeong; Forthun, Larry F.; Donnellan, M. Brent; Ham, Lindsay S. – Applied Developmental Science, 2011
The present study investigated the associations of well-being with engagement in illicit drug use, sexual risk taking, and impaired driving in a sample of 9,515 students from 30 U.S. colleges and universities. Participants completed measures of subjective well-being, psychological well-being, and eudaimonic well-being, and indicated how many times…
Descriptors: Incidence, Drug Abuse, Sexuality, Health Behavior
Is Maternal Marriage Beneficial for Low-Income Adolescents?
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Bachman, Heather J.; Coley, Rebekah Levine; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay – Applied Developmental Science, 2009
The present study investigated the association of mothers' marriage and changes in young adolescents' cognitive and socioemotional development and changes in family processes. Analyses employed longitudinal data from the "Three-City Study" to track maternal partnerships for 860 low-income adolescents (10-14 years-old in Wave 1) across a…
Descriptors: Mothers, Marriage, Early Adolescents, Cognitive Development